The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
THE KNIGHTS DIVIDE.
A Big Split From the General
Assembly.
A NEW ORGANIZATION CALLED FOR.

! CHICAGO, October 23.-The dissenters from
! the action taken at the Minneapolis convention
/ have declared open war with the executive
/ board Of the Knights of Labor, and have is
sued their declaration Of independence. On
returning from the convention, about thirty
! five delegates, representing fifteen states,
stopped in Chicago, and determined
/ to bring about reorganization of the
order They elected provisional
committee of five members, of
which Charles T. Seib was made secretary. A
long communication was drafted at Secretary
Seib's Office today, and will be forwarded to-
morrow, in circular form, to the knights OF
Labor all over the country. The following is
the communication:
HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE, Chicago,
October % Circular No l. To the Rank and File of
the order OF the KING ats Of Labor Indignant at the
of ur order by u ose high in authority disguised
ring has been gained by the PICK.
services incensed at the fawning sycophants who
crawl on their knees in savish submission to the
and tyrannioal body that has ever controlled any
labor organization, we, therefore. affirm the motto
Of our order that when bad men combine
viii FIJI one ly one, unified sacrifice
in a contemplate stiu gle We assert the hour has
come when, as honest men and women, we declare
ourselves Independent of those WHO have abused
the confdeLc. reposed in them by our orler. Our
we at once reorsaniZe the order OF Knights
OF Labor basis W hich will secure the autonomy
OF the trades and the sovereignty of the dis trcts in
all pertaining TO their trade and local affairs and to
prevent it from being used in future as a machine 10
MI the Golfers OF designing and interruptions men
as ii is by those now in power.
The circular then rectes the reasons which
have compelled this serious action, and which
are that the general offices have organized
conspiracy to enable them to hold on to the
salared offices which they use for selfish pur-
poses; that they have misappropriated the
money Of the order to pay favored
persons, general lecturers" general organ
izers," etc, extravagant sums for useless SER
vices; that the district or local assemblies
known to be hostile to the plans of the conspr-
atorS have been suspended or expelled; that
the records of the general Office have been fixed
or doCtored TO admit or rule out, as the case
might be, the general assembly representatives
that eXtrayagant hotel bills have been con-
tractcd; that the funds Of the order have been
donated and loaned to the officers and their
families; that the constitution has been alter
ed in an illegal manner; that it has been tam
percd with and measures inimical to the in
terests Of the ordorlat large have been railroad
ed into what is called law; that war has
been waged by the administration
ring against the trades union and trades dis
trict, that the motto of the ring has BEEN
Down with the trades districts, exterminate
the trades union" This, in spite of our obi
CATION to extend helping hand to all branches
of honorable toll, and that, finally, as a result
OF TINS blnnderln@ Wlshy-Washy incompetent
and stupidity arbitrary policy, the membership
of the order has decreased 217 1924
members in one year. The circular then re-
quests all loca land district assemblies in accord
with the above declaration or DESTROYS of in
formation, to address Charles F. Seibe, secre-
tary of the provisional committee.
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